Monument record 0513300000 - WINDMILL HILL

Summary

Possible post-medieval quarry pits mentioned in early eighteenth century and recorded in field visit

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • CHALK PIT (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

1724-1730: INHABITANTS OF ABBOTS ASTON HAVE NOT FENCED WINDMILL HILL MARL PITS IN HIGHWAY BETWEEN ABBOTS ASTON & CUBLINGTON (B1).
AT NGR ARE A SERIES OF WATER FILLED PITS EACH SIDE OF ROAD. SHOWN ON EARLY OS MAPS, THEY ARE PROBABLY THOSE IN B1. POSSIBLE MOUND (01:000) MAY ONLY BE QUARRYING (B2).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC14102 Unpublished document: SESSIONS RECORDS: PRESENTMENTS 1724-1730 (IN BRO, REF: SESS R 92/31).
  • <2>SBC12165 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1982. PERS COMM, MAY 1982 FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT.
  • <3>SBC20218 Unpublished document: CMAG. 1980(?)-2001. Mineral Extraction Sites in Buckinghamshire. D1042.
  • <4>SBC25360 Bibliographic reference: Stanley Freese & James Venn, revised & edited by Guy Blythman. 2020. Buckinghamshire Windmills.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8442 2097 (94m by 110m)
Civil Parish ASTON ABBOTTS, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC18247)

Record last edited

Feb 7 2025 6:07PM

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